Fetal sex and perinatal outcomes

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-276

  Aibar, Laura ^a   Puertas, Alberto ^a   Valverde, Mercedes ^b   Carrillo, M Paz ^a   Montoya, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^b Hospital Santa Ana   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fetal; gender; outcome; pregnancy; sex

Indexed keywords

ACIDEMIA; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECLAMPSIA AND PREECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABOR; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUCHAL CORD; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PARITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UMBILICAL CORD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861503028     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2011-0137     Document Type: Article

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